diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
index e54f8280031f..bd0c7157e387 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void btrfs_remove_ordered_extent(struct btrfs_inode *btrfs_inode,
 			refcount_inc(&trans->use_count);
 		spin_unlock(&fs_info->trans_lock);
 
-		ASSERT(trans);
+		ASSERT(trans || BTRFS_FS_ERROR(fs_info));
 		if (trans) {
 			if (atomic_dec_and_test(&trans->pending_ordered))
 				wake_up(&trans->pending_wait);